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A lovely day to go out and do some relaxing fishing. Surprised that many a child is strangely denied this. We used to do it on the river Leven from Loch Lomond Surprised that many a child cannot even gut a fish. . . Catch the fish, and kill it immediately...
Each morning takes a pleasure in arriving. This morning was clouded all over the sky Splugies and sporidges of rain was falling Coldness was the bracing fierceness wind Options were to remain under sheets in bed But to embrace this delightful day with...
We tend to get some Frosts during the Spring so it is important to protect. Protect Seedlings from Late Frosts those which are in the garden Early spring plantings are vulnerable to hard frost, which can set in overnight. If you expect a hard frost, cover...
Giving Lavender as a gift So Yesterday I gave Lavender to my violin teacher It was a seedling that has now grown four centimetres It was alone in a medium pot because I had separated it. I had made a small paper label which I had sellotaped it to a straw...
An Aspect of chocolate being healthy If you buy quality dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, then it is actually quite nutritious. It contains a decent amount of soluble fiber and is loaded with minerals. A 100-gram bar of dark chocolate with 70–85%...
A rural way of life. Being alive. Being human. Appreciation. Appreciating the nature. Appreciating neighbours. Appreciating those that work. Yesterday morning was a cold morning. A shivering frosty that had chilled the morn. Difficulty for many a person...
Morning has brought Frost which sheets all around. Spring and Easter have brought both differences Extreme in weather in warmness or even coldness When many live in Cities and co-cooned from life tending not to see a change or similarity in Season Rural...
Spring time is coming Weather is nice for gentle cycling So last week the favourite city bike was taken to the bicycle shop taken there for the annual clean perhaps a new outer tyre for the front definitely a new lamp for the front the brakes could be...
Monday morning Time for a small lovely walk Starting at Ardgarten to have a wee trail that brings in great views of our Loch Long. It is rather close to Arrochar and a wee bit up from where we normally stroll Ardgarten and Loch Long Loop is a 3.5 kilometer...
Saint Patrick Fig 2. Earliest Image of Saint Patrick The basic key facts of Saint Patrick's life are well known and uncontested. This patron saint of Ireland was a Briton born some time in the late 4th to 5th century. His family home was in an unknown...